If You Have Periodontal Disease - Gingivitis, You Might Also Have...

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My informative face-to-face interview with research scientist Shiela Strauss PhD took place last week (I'm still a journalist, folks). Now I'm preparing my feature story about her proof of the HIGH likelihood that people with Gingivitis a.k.a Periodontal Disease already have, or will soon develop, Diabetes.

Yes, you read that correctly. Now read Study Finds Over 90% of People with Gum Disease Are at Risk for Diabetes; Concludes That at Least Half Could Be Screened in Dental Offices, then call your general practitioner to request a Fasting Blood Sugar test. Untreated Diabetes can be life-threatening.

The facts are in: Gingivitis a.k.a Periodontal Disease is clearly related to having Diabetes, even Gestational Diabetes. What's more troubling is that the reverse is true, too. My feature story will explain the bi-directional realtionship as I present the methodology used to prove it.

By the way, Dr. Strauss endorsed the 2007 print edition of It's MY Crisis and I'll Cry if I Need To, as an NIH researcher. She admires the updated E-book, too.

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. And if you have PD or Gingivitis, make that FBS appointment FAST!

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Here's How to Talk Your Teens Out of Piercing Their Mouths

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Dear Moms, Dads, & Everybody Else Trying to Talk Someone Out of Oral Piercings:

Sighing won't help and yelling already failed (even with curse words!). I suggest a change in tactics: Focus on BODY IMAGE!

Teens who pierce their mouths do it to look cool (kewl to some Gen Yers). But, ah, Mom and Dad, try turning the situation around when ask your child "How cool is it to make your teeth fall out?"

Yep, mouth piercings cause so much trauma in the mouth that teeth can end up falling right out. Open holes in the head never looked attractive, did they, Junior? They smell lousy, too.

And WOW does tooth loss HURT!!!

And, er, what about DYING from oral piercings? NOT the way you wanna end up, huh?

OKAY, now that you're progeny is listening up (even if he or she has arms folded and they're facing away from you), suggest that they read THIS ARTICLE. It's by a dentist who wrote about what he knows on the dangers of mouth/oral piercings (around the world) last year, in the American Dental Journal. Trust me, it's BAD news.

And you thought getting fillings or a root canal was nasty...

OOH!!! One more important thought:

End the conversation with hugs and words of love. Your child needs you, and the connection works better when parents and other loving people keep demonstrating love instead of anger or frustration.

You don't enjoy being forced to do anything, either, do you?

And you ALWAYS appreciate a loving gesture more than a bad attitude. Kids do, too.

UPDATE: Oral piercings can cause big tooth trouble

Read my book for more ideas on how to stay calm and effective when you feel like falling apart. Mental health experts recommend that you read It's My Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need To: A Life Book that Helps You to Dry Your Tears and to Cope with a Medical Challenge. Click on the correct links in the right-hand margin to buy your copies today.

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To your good health and that of your teens,

Yojeved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life.